All Blacks 2025
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@antipodean said in All Blacks 2025:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2025:
the highly anticipated clash fans have been waiting for since the teams met in the United States in 2016
the highly anticipated clash fans have been waiting for since the teams met in the United States in 2016
Guessing that means I'm not a fan. I don't give a flying fuck about fixtures in the USA.
IIRC the field isn't even regulation width...
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@antipodean said in All Blacks 2025:
the highly anticipated clash fans have been waiting for since the teams met in the United States in 2016
Guessing that means I'm not a fan. I don't give a flying fuck about fixtures in the USA.
PR speak.
I assume this would have been an Irish home game. Obviously this is all about making money, but remember NZR wanted to take one of the French home tests to the USA, and that would have been much worse.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2025:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2025:
the highly anticipated clash fans have been waiting for since the teams met in the United States in 2016
Guessing that means I'm not a fan. I don't give a flying fuck about fixtures in the USA.
PR speak.
Yep. Translated: A money making venture no fan wants.
I assume this would have been an Irish home game. Obviously this is all about making money, but remember NZR wanted to take one of the French home tests to the USA, and that would have been much worse.
That alone shows the board isn't fit for purpose.
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@antipodean said in All Blacks 2025:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2025:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2025:
the highly anticipated clash fans have been waiting for since the teams met in the United States in 2016
Guessing that means I'm not a fan. I don't give a flying fuck about fixtures in the USA.
PR speak.
Yep. Translated: A money making venture no fan wants.
I assume this would have been an Irish home game. Obviously this is all about making money, but remember NZR wanted to take one of the French home tests to the USA, and that would have been much worse.
That alone shows the board isn't fit for purpose.
Silverlake. "The prosecution rests"
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@MN5 said in All Blacks 2025:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2025:
@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:
@Bovidae can't we play a team more people would like to watch us play?
France would be the only other NH team because these are the other EOYT tests:
Nov 8 - Scotland
Nov 15 - England
Nov 22 - WalesPffft, speak for yourself, this one will be a test for the ages
fair enough, I can well imagine how watching Scotland in tests adds years to their fans...
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2025:
I've been over BB for some time and not sure Richie is/was consistently a better 10 than DMac.
I see Bidwell is one of those who think Richie is indispensable.
"Any coach worth their salt should say the same, and most fans too. After all, you only had to watch Damian McKenzie playing at fly-half last year to appreciate Mo’unga’s worth."
I had a quick look back various press releases and Bidwell appears an entrenched Mo'unga fan.
I kinda think Mo'unga has played enough for us to assess his international worth, he was great under Razor in the Crusaders, less so in the ABs but other Crusaders don't seem to be a million dollars better under our current coaches than under the last team. Their gift of AB props may have improved but I don't see Crusaders newfound magic in the backs. -
@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:
IIRC the field isn't even regulation width...
It's not, which made our lock selection even more bloody ludicrous. Pat Tuipuloto and Kaino FFS. I know we were short of quality at the time, but lineout specialists should have been obvious, along with our best blindside playing at, well, blindside.
Lineouts are important enough, but with more of them and no chance to even take a quick throw because the ball is in the stands every time was just plain dumb.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2025:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2025:
the highly anticipated clash fans have been waiting for since the teams met in the United States in 2016
Guessing that means I'm not a fan. I don't give a flying fuck about fixtures in the USA.
PR speak.
I assume this would have been an Irish home game. Obviously this is all about making money, but remember NZR wanted to take one of the French home tests to the USA, and that would have been much worse.
No this is an outside of officially window extra. So both Ireland and NZ would be keen to go where ever the cash is highest, apart from pre RWC (etc) warm ups, that's why RUs do outside of window tests, to make money.
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@Machpants said in All Blacks 2025:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2025:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2025:
the highly anticipated clash fans have been waiting for since the teams met in the United States in 2016
Guessing that means I'm not a fan. I don't give a flying fuck about fixtures in the USA.
PR speak.
I assume this would have been an Irish home game. Obviously this is all about making money, but remember NZR wanted to take one of the French home tests to the USA, and that would have been much worse.
No this is an outside of officially window extra. So both Ireland and NZ would be keen to go where ever the cash is highest, apart from pre RWC (etc) warm ups, that's why RUs do outside of window tests, to make money.
I guess the RU will be highly motivated now that the full extent of the Silverlake mess has become apparent. They need all the cash they can get
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@Machpants said in All Blacks 2025:
No this is an outside of officially window extra.
England hosts Aust on the same day.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2025:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2025:
the highly anticipated clash fans have been waiting for since the teams met in the United States in 2016
Guessing that means I'm not a fan. I don't give a flying fuck about fixtures in the USA.
PR speak.
I assume this would have been an Irish home game. Obviously this is all about making money, but remember NZR wanted to take one of the French home tests to the USA, and that would have been much worse.
I think it's outside the International window, so don't think it was no home game for anyone. It's additional.
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@Machpants said in All Blacks 2025:
@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2025:
@antipodean said in All Blacks 2025:
the highly anticipated clash fans have been waiting for since the teams met in the United States in 2016
Guessing that means I'm not a fan. I don't give a flying fuck about fixtures in the USA.
PR speak.
I assume this would have been an Irish home game. Obviously this is all about making money, but remember NZR wanted to take one of the French home tests to the USA, and that would have been much worse.
No this is an outside of officially window extra. So both Ireland and NZ would be keen to go where ever the cash is highest, apart from pre RWC (etc) warm ups, that's why RUs do outside of window tests, to make money.
#booboo
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@nostrildamus Bidwell might be the dumbest of all the blokes who get paid (i assume) to talk about rugby
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@mariner4life just read the article. What atrocious waffle...
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2025:
Bidwell might be the dumbest of all the blokes who get paid (i assume) to talk about rugby
Dumber than everyone that posts on the fern too.. and we have some absolute tards here
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2025:
@nostrildamus Bidwell might be the dumbest of all the blokes who get paid (i assume) to talk about rugby
Have you looked through his articles on the Roar? He's essentially Mo and Razor's publicist, anti NZR, and anti certain players often disliked by other Cantabs (DMac, Ioane bros).
Him and Gregor Paul seem to have set themselves up as the edgelord anti NZ rugby journos.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2025:
@nostrildamus Bidwell might be the dumbest of all the blokes who get paid (i assume) to talk about rugby
I assume there is some healthy competition out there!
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2025:
@Machpants said in All Blacks 2025:
No this is an outside of officially window extra.
England hosts Aust on the same day.
Also outside of the window, Ozzie and England need the money as much as is. the window is 3 games and we've done a fourth outside of window every year for ages. Normally the week before, sa even do some after to ensure their players get zero rest
